All over Guatemala this week, many church and church sponsored schools had their own processions during the weeks before Easter.  At the girls school across the street, they had a mass and then their procession where they carried on their shoulders a two platforms, one with Jesus carrying the cross and another depicting Mary in her regal splendor.  The floats in Antigua need as many as 100 men to carry them. We will see this on Good Friday. It is a wonderful time where everyone is remembering our Savior and His resurrection. In Canada and the U.S. parades of religious icons are frowned upon, being politically incorrect. It’s wonderful to see Jesus paraded and adored on public streets here in Guatemala. We hope it can continue.  Students at Bethania Institute prepare one of many flowers-and- sand carpets in preparation for a parade.  Students line up along the carpets, awaiting the floats carrying effigies of Jesus and Mary.  Larry and B...

Monday Day-Off    Trip to the Pacific Ocean                 Our first look at the Guatemalan portion of the great sea.                 Remarkably, its wave action looks just like that of Puerto              Vallarta, which we visited in 2011.  The ocean! Merlene Ellington of Mt. Pleasant, Utah, made the birthday cake and hauled it all the way to the ocean. Larry had a piece.  Farewell For family home evening, we honored two Temple couples about to finish their missions: the Rosales and Ellingtons. Manolo Rosales was first counselor in the Temple presidency. He and Zenia served for 3 years. Mike and Merlene Ellington, of Mt. Pleasant, Utah, will complete 6 months on March 29.  Now Larry is into watercolor Larry and Babette had their first lesson in watercolor painting lesson on Tuesday, March 13, from Jill Smith. It was the first lesson too for the N...

Wed., Mar. 7 . Mission President Faundez cheer leads districts to become stakes The Kekchi people could have their own temple in Coban if all the districts become stakes, he said.  That’s all folks. I only slept one and a half hours all night in order to get this blog out on time. 

, A movie sequel is being made...   (it has nothing to do with Guatemala. I just thought it was interesting.)